Oh, Twitter. I love almost everything about it. I love its quick bits of witty jokes in 140 characters or less, and I love how I feel like I'm best friends with of all my favorite comedians and celebrities. But there are just some things I can't get behind. It's not Twitter's fault, but it might be yours.
I once was told you could block certain tweeters from your feed by using the app Echofon. This could be useful if you felt obliged to follow certain people like your mom, I thought. But this is where Twitter begins to blur the line that separates itself from Facebook.
Example: it would be rude to de-friend your long-lost best friend from elementary school on Facebook, but do you really want to see her edited photos from Picnik and Bruno Mars status updates? No, so you choose to "hide" her. Would you do the same with Twitter? I hope you wouldn't come close to clicking the follow button because Twitter is everything Facebook is not.
Twitter is fast, entertaining and relevant when used properly. Almost everyone has a Twitter account, but not everyone knows how to use it. I'm looking at you, girl who tweets pictures of every bouquet of flowers she ever receives. So here are some scenarios of big ole don'ts of Twitter.
1. You're out at the bars with 12 of your closest girlfriends, and one of them says some super funny inside joke, so you decide to tweet it and tag all the girls in it too! No one cares. Tweet things that might bring a little smile or laugh along to those who follow you instead. Twitter is a great reminder of how funny you can be about one-tenth of the time.
2. You're at the park with your boy, and you really want to describe how perfect you feel right now. You might want to hash tag almost every emotion you're feeling, like #wearecute, #heissosweet, #prettysunnyday and #iactuallydontreallylikebeingoutside. I warn you though, don't do this. Unnecessary hashtags become annoying and could cost you a scroll-over.
3. You're at a trendy coffee shop and your barista crafts you a tiny heart out of whipped cream atop your mocha. You then take a picture, Instagram it, post it to Twitter, Facebook and your blog. You might think about doing this several times a day, you over-tweeter. I don't think I have to explain why this might be annoying.
All joking aside, just create your own personal Twitter brand and go with it. I tend to use no capital letters, improper grammar and maybe a little profanity here and there, but so what?
Just please don't be like my sister and un-follow me; I need this.
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